Turkey is standing between east
and west. Not just literally but
also culturally. Turkey is not
just home of Turkish people or
Ottomans or Byzantines. There is
much more than and all these
cultures left something for the
new comers in the area and that
is what we called Turkish
Culture as of today. Istanbul
could be the city that you may
have the thumbnail of the big
Turkey picture.. When Ottoman
Empire start to fall apart, many
people moved back to Turkey from
the lands they lost, specially
around Istanbul whilst it was
getting a lot of migration from
east part of country; lack of
business and better life
standards pushed people to move
bigger town specially Istanbul.
All those people brought their
culture, values, foods, clothes
and Istanbul turned a big pot to
join all these colors, smells,
taste and created unique
identity of Istanbul. Spending
couple days in Istanbul may give
you essence of Turkey while
visiting other parts of Turkey
gives you a full feeling of
understanding the real Turkey.